Old 97's

They’re best known as an alt-country band, but Old 97’s, who
do an 8 p.m. show at the Zippo Rock Stage tonight, cover more territory than
that restrictive label suggests. Their newest album, this May’s Blame
It On Gravity, is their flashiest yet, a pointed set of bombastic
rock and sly pop that keeps its eyes locked on the pop charts. The album’s
sizzling, Latin-spiced “Dance With Me,” for instance, bears more than a little
resemblance to a certain smooth Rob Thomas/Carlos Santana collaboration.